A police officer with a service dog in Switzerland. File photo MOSCOW, May 5. Law enforcement officers found 500 kilograms of cocaine in coffee bags at the Nespresso factory in the Swiss commune of Romont, the police of the canton of Friborg said. A signal about a suspicious white powder in coffee bags was received by the cantonal police in Monday. The analysis determined that it was about 80% pure cocaine. A subsequent search of the facility revealed half a ton of the drug hidden in coffee bags. According to preliminary data, the disguised cargo arrived at the factory in five containers from Brazil. A shipment of cocaine of this quality is valued at about 50 million francs ($51 million) on the black market, the communiqué said. As noted, the shipment was isolated in containers from other shipments and did not come into contact with other products used in Nespresso, a coffee machine maker. and capsules for them. The police believe that all the cocaine was destined for the European market. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor's Office is investigating the incident.
